havumaja

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • A small, usually temporary building or shelter similar to a straw hut, but made with spruce twigs.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish havu (coniferous, spruce twig, twig of a conifer, especially of spruce, sprig branch of a coniferous tree, conifer twig) + Finnish maja (hut, small house, lodge, house).

Origin

Finnish

maja

Gloss

hut, small house, lodge, house

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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